In Europe, Hate Speech Laws are Often Used to Suppress and Punish Left-Wing Viewpoints

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2017-08-29

Summary:

But hate speech restrictions are used in those countries to suppress, outlaw, and punish more than far-right bigotry. Those laws have frequently been used to constrain and sanction a wide range of political views that many left-wing censorship advocates would never dream could be deemed “hateful,” and even against opinions which many of them likely share.